Bristol City have a huge 15 players out on loan at different clubs. That's the second most amount of all the teams in the Championship.

The most? Wolves have some 16 players out on loan, with young talents such as Jordan Graham, Dominic Iorfa, Ethan Ebanks-Landell at Fulham, Ipswich and MK Dons respectively.

Should we read any significance into this? Yes. For a start, it could well be the sign of a flourishing bed of young talented players at the club. Further, it shows good relations with other clubs.

George Dowling, left, is out on loan at Torquay from Bristol City (Image: Gary Day/JMP)

Playing first-team football should help benefit those young players.

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While Chelsea Football Club have been criticised for taking advantage of the player loan system previously - with a shocking 38 players out on loan in 2016-17 - the Blues are also widely recognised as having the best youth players in the country, having dominated the FA Youth Cup with five wins in the last six years.

Now many other clubs are looking to follow in the footsteps of the West London club, and teams abroad, by sending their talented youth players to play elsewhere and aid their development.

Bristol City's Joe Morrell in action for Cheltenham Town

City fans will be hoping that the Robins will reap the benefits in the years to come.